Pilot PLUS Joins Forces With Hands High Software
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. — March 6, 1998 — Hands High Software and Pilot PLUS today announced that the two companies are uniting under the Hands High Software label.
Pilot PLUS is the publisher of ToDo PLUS and Memo PLUS for the Palm Computing platform, which are listed as top sellers by the PalmPilotGear Web site (http://www.palmpilotgear.com/). Hands High Software is the publisher of ThoughtMill, Trip, PhoneLog and AirMiles, all for the Palm Computing platform. Under the arrangement, ToDo PLUS and Memo PLUS, as well as the Pilot PLUS web site, will be moved to the Hands High Software Web site.
Gregoire Gentil, founder of Pilot PLUS and author of ToDo PLUS and Memo PLUS, said, "I am very excited about the future of ToDo PLUS and Memo PLUS. I believe that working with Hands High Software, we can fully develop the potential of these products."
"I congratulate the users who have put their time, energy, and ideas into the products, who have been beta testers and have participated in the contests, who are active on the news groups and the chat sessions. They have created excellent software," added Shannon Pekary, president of Hands High Software. "PilotPLUS has done an excellent job of listening to its customers and has set a high standard for quality and support which we intend to continue."
"Memo PLUS and ToDo PLUS are strong complements to the personal productivity applications that Hands High Software produces," said Mark Bercow, vice president of strategic alliances and platform development for the Palm Computing subsidiary of 3Com.
ToDo PLUS and Memo PLUS are similar to the Palm versions of the ToDo and MemoPad applications that are built-in to the PalmPilot connected organizer. Memo PLUS adds the ability to attach a drawing to a memo, set an alarm for a memo, sort memos, and start a memo from a template. ToDo PLUS adds the ability to attach a drawing, set an alarm for a ToDo, and filter and sort tasks by date and category.
Hands High Software publishes business and personal productivity software for the Palm Computing platform. Hands High Software is the maker of Trip, the automobile mileage tracking software, PhoneLog, software to track phone calls, ThoughtMill, which tracks ideas, outlines and checklists, and AirMiles, which tracks frequent-flyer miles. Hands High Software can be seen on the Web at http://www.handshigh.com/ and can be contacted via email at info@handshigh.com.
Note to Editors: AirMiles, ThoughtMill, Trip, PhoneLog, Memo PLUS and ToDo PLUS are trademarks of Hands High Software, Inc. 3Com, the 3Com logo, Palm Computing and HotSync are registered trademarks, and PalmPilot, Palm, Palm OS, Palm Computing logo and the PalmPilot logo are trademarks of Palm Computing Inc., 3Com Corp. or its subsidiaries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
CONTACT:
Hands High Software
Shannon Pekary, 650/473-9279
shannon@handshigh.com